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Trump: Friends With Benefits (Pardons) and Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Colorado News
Posted on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 01:16:42 PM EST
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, Donald Trump has pardoned 65 people, including his cronies who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election. Many of these people were not even charged in federal court. How is Trump pardoning people charged or convicted in state court?

Pardon Secretary Ed Martin made the announcement. and published the list. His comment, according to the article linked above: "No Maga Left Behind".

Better Slogan: "It's time to scrape that sh*t right off your shoes." (Hat tip for the line to the Rolling Stones, "Sweet Virginia", which although not about Trump or Maga, fits perfectly in my mind).

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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    A serial criminal (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by KeysDan on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 05:13:20 PM EST
    avoided jail time for a child sex offender thanks to Trump's pardon for his  attack of a police officer during the January 6 insurrection.   At the time of this attack, Andrew Taake, of Texas, was out on bond for the charge of solicitation of a 15-year old girl for sex.  

    Taake pleaded guilty and was able to stay out of prison due to the "credit" he was given for

     time served for his role in the Jan 6 violent attempt to overthrow the government.  He accrued three years and seven months while serving in pretrial detention, and is a registered sex offender.  Using credit from a pardoned federal crime for a separate crime to keep him out of prison on an unrelated state charge is, apparently, rare.  Especially, moving from a political protest crime to child exploitation.

    Better late than never (none / 0) (#1)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 03:06:55 PM EST
    Johnson Will Swear In Adelita Grijalva
    November 10, 2025 at 11:25 am EST By Taegan Goddard 112 Comments

    Speaker Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) before the House votes on a government funding package, Punchbowl News reports.

    Grijalva's installation in the House does not change the voting math for the funding bill. But she said she will sign the discharge petition to release the Epstein files. Grijalva's signature will force a vote in the House.

    So when (none / 0) (#3)
    by Ga6thDem on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 04:35:07 PM EST
    is this? Does the source say? Because I have not heard Johnson say that he is calling back the house.

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    He has said (none / 0) (#4)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 04:46:01 PM EST
    They are coming back I believe.

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    This (none / 0) (#5)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 04:47:56 PM EST
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    Jake Sherman

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    NEWS -- SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON plans to swear in Rep.-elect ADELITA GRIJALVA before the government funding vote.

    This will not change the vote count on the funding bill. But it will put the EPSTEIN discharge petition over the 218-signature threshold

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    Okay. (none / 0) (#6)
    by Ga6thDem on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 04:57:12 PM EST
    I googled and found out that they are on their way back to DC.

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    Why I Am Resigning (none / 0) (#2)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 03:16:22 PM EST

    A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.

    By Mark L. Wolf

    A fork on the road (none / 0) (#8)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 05:27:42 PM EST
    The Court has been punting.  I think punting time us over.  They have repeatedly said we will decide later but you can slide for now.
    This is it.  They either enforce the law or they don't but the WSJ has it right, it's time to decide.

    the Wall Street Journal reports.

    "Over Trump's first year back in office, the court has given the president wide latitude to implement his policies, through some two dozen emergency orders that paused the effect of lower-court rulings against the administration. But it hadn't fully reviewed any of Trump's actions until last Wednesday's hearing on Trump's global tariffs, where the dynamics shifted: Most justices suggested the president acted beyond his legal authority."

    "If those sentiments find their way into a ruling, it would be the court's first real blow to Trump in more than five years. Now it is up to Roberts to cobble together a decision on a policy that Trump has portrayed as essential to the nation."
    Boooooooooo (none / 0) (#9)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 05:53:09 PM EST
    I (state your name) do solemnly swear .....

    Is he supposed to be taking a pledge?

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